Sudan: Sudan says Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebels kill 9 soldiers in ambush
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry says a rebel ambush on an army convoy has killed nine soldiers.
The convoy was transporting fuel supplies for the U.N. mission in Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan.
In a statement Wednesday, the ministry said two of the dead were officers. Another 35 soldiers were wounded in the Saturday attack.
The statement said rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement of Jibrel Ibrahim fled with the fuel before destroying the military’s transport trucks.